Muffaletta! Muffaletta! Muffaletta!
by foodie on Dec.03, 2011, under New Orleans Restaurants
This will be a short post, but I felt it was worth talking about. When you come into Johnny’s Po-Boys, it isn’t much to look at. It looks like a sandwich shop with cheap plastic table cloths and a soda fountain. Then you realize you just waited 15 minutes outside on line, just to get in the door and wait in line some more.
The thing to get here is the muffaletta; this is a sandwich I had never heard of until I hit New Orleans. It is a must have for any first timer down here, it is a tradition and it is damn good. The way Johnny’s makes this dish is they grill a healthy layer of ham, provolone cheese, and a thin layer of salami on the grill. They take that mess and put it on a sesame seeded garlic loaf that is covered in an olive tapenade. My suggestion is to eat half of it, put the other half in a to-go container and give it to the first homeless man you see in Jackson Square Park. That way not only do you get an incredible sandwich, you get some good karma to go along with it.
I did want to share something I found at a local pirate bar in New Orleans as well. It was so horrible, I just wanted you all to know. It is a play on their traditional king cake for the Mardi Gras celebrations and the Hurricane Katrina disaster. In this case, a picture says a thousand words, so here are two.
December 4th, 2011 on 6:19 pm
I love muffaletta! I had it when I was in New Orleans too and have been dreaming of it ever since, haven’t found anywhere to get one and keep thinking I will just have to make my own.
December 6th, 2011 on 1:13 am
I would like a veggie muffaletta!
December 9th, 2011 on 2:00 pm
Dangit, now I want one.
December 9th, 2011 on 2:35 pm
You and the boys were the ones who told me I had to get one while I was there. It was well appreciated…….or were you talking about the shot of Toxic Baby?
December 12th, 2011 on 4:30 pm
Next time try the Muffaletta at Central Grocery.
December 12th, 2011 on 11:27 pm
I plan to as I have gotten a few recommendations from people since I got back. The Locals and The Best Thing I Ever Ate on Food Network told me to go to Johnny’s